The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia
This innovative edited collection provides a comprehensive analysis of modern secularism across Asia which contests and expands prevailing accounts that have predominantly focused on the West. Its authors highlight that terms like ‘secular’, ‘secularizati
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The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia
The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia
Kenneth Dean · Peter van der Veer Editors
The Secular in South, East, and Southeast Asia
Editors Kenneth Dean Department of Chinese Studies National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
Peter van der Veer Religious Diversity Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity Göttingen, Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-89368-6 ISBN 978-3-319-89369-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89369-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018940730 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: Patrick Foto/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This book is the result of a workshop held at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore in 2017. The organizers, Kenneth Dean and Peter van der Veer, are grateful for the financial support of the Asia Research Institute and of the Max Planck Society. We would also like to thank Dr. Jie Kang at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity in Göttingen for helping to bring this volume in production. At Palgrave the editorial process was efficiently guided by Beth Farrow and Tamsine O’Riordan.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 Kenneth Dean and Peter van der Veer 2
Asian Catholicism, Interreligious Colonial Encounters and Dynamics of Secularism in Asia 13 José Casanova
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The Secular in India and China 37 Peter van der Veer
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Spirit Mediums and Secular–Religious D
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